First I have to establish some assumptions. The first is that the religious right believes that homosexuality is a sin. But in my lifetime I cannot recall when it was ever illegal or any Christian who thought it should be…
The Routine Acceptance of Undemocratic Assumptions by Politicians
When we think of kingship, we immediately think of an unjust king. All those who have the power of life and death over a subject people, though prefer to be called kings, are tyrants, (Cicero, 106 BC- 43 BC) What’s…
Reaching Across the Divide on Moral Issues in the GOP
In Rand Paul’s most recent speech on Saturday, (at the California Republican Convention), he made a pitch for diversity in the GOP. Now, Libertarians, like conservatives, and leftists, have a strong ideological base that cannot be compromised. So, when a…